The Rise of Catherine the Great

02/09/1934

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1hr 35min

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Drama

,History

The more he hated her, the more she loved him...this girl of MANY loves who rose to rule a hundred million souls but could not govern her own heart.

STORY

The woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she weds Grand Duke Peter, the nephew of Empress Elizabeth. Although the couple has moments of contentment, Peter's cruel and erratic behavior causes a rift between him and Catherine. Mere months after Peter succeeds his aunt as the ruler of Russia, a revolt is brewing, and Catherine is poised to ascend to the throne as the country's new empress.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
  • Elisabeth Bergner
  • Flora Robson
  • Gerald du Maurier
  • Irene Vanbrugh

    Directors

  • Paul Czinner
  • Geoffrey Boothby
  • Harold Young

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • London Films Productions

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

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